First Electric holding toy drive for Toys for Tots program

Thursday

Nov 15, 2012 at 1:29 PMNov 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM

People may drop off new, unwrapped toys in the lobbies of First Electric’s offices in Stuttgart, Jacksonville, Benton, Heber Springs and Perryville through Dec. 7. The Stuttgart office is located at 1824 S. Main St.

First Electric Cooperative is participating in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program that ensures thousands of young Arkansans have a gift to open Christmas morning.

“First Electric employees hope you join us in sharing the Christmas spirit with children in need,” CEO/President Don Crabbe said.

People may drop off new, unwrapped toys in the lobbies of First Electric’s offices in Stuttgart, Jacksonville, Benton, Heber Springs and Perryville through Dec. 7. The Stuttgart office is located at 1824 S. Main St.

First Electric employees will take the toys to the annual Toy Hill sponsored by KSSN-FM on Saturday, Dec. 8. Toy Hill will be held in the Clear Channel Metroplex parking lot at 10800 Colonel Glenn Road in Little Rock. The First Electric parade will arrive at Toy Hill at approximately 11:30 a.m.

First Electric serves more than 88,000 active accounts throughout 17 counties in central and southeast Arkansas. The cooperative is headquartered in Jacksonville and maintains full-service offices in Benton, Heber Springs, Perryville and Stuttgart.

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